Tanzania vs Zambia: Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita

Tanzania
3,462 international-$ in 2021 prices per person
in 2023
Zambia
3,431 international-$ in 2021 prices per person
in 2023
Tanzania rank
155th
Zambia rank
156th

Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita over time

  • Tanzania
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 3,462 international-$ in 2021 prices per person against 3,431 international-$ in 2021 prices per person in Zambia, a difference of 31 international-$ in 2021 prices per person.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Zambia ahead.

Tanzania ranks 155th and Zambia ranks 156th of 181 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Tanzania averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Tanzania Zambia Difference Ahead
1960s 1,541 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 2,448 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 907.44 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Zambia
1970s 1,982 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 2,430 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 448.44 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Zambia
1980s 1,450 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 1,967 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 516.79 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Zambia
1990s 1,051 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 1,330 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 279.33 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Zambia
2000s 1,648 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 2,188 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 540.14 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Zambia
2010s 2,598 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 3,636 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 1,037 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Zambia
2020s 3,264 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 3,191 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 72.99 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Tanzania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), per capita, Tanzania or Zambia?
Tanzania, at 3,462 international-$ in 2021 prices per person against 3,431 international-$ in 2021 prices per person in Zambia as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp), per capita between Tanzania and Zambia?
31 international-$ in 2021 prices per person, with Tanzania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Tanzania and Zambia?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Tanzania and Zambia rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp), per capita?
Tanzania ranks 155th and Zambia ranks 156th of 181 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita
Unit
international-$ in 2021 prices per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
181 places, 10,076 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Gross domestic product (GDP) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.